Term: spermatozoon (pl
spermatozoa)
Literally
meaning: “a live and
motile seed”
Origin: Anc Greek
σπέρμα(=seed) > σπείρω/spearo
(=disperse)
Coined/History
Spermatozoa
were first observed in 1677 by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek with a microscope. Leeuwenhoek named them animalcules
(litle animals) because it was believed that each sperm contained a well formed
but small human.
Definition
The male reproductive cell (gamete) that is uniflagellar and motile .
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